Accounting Operations Specialist POST NUMBER: 432114
Accounting Operations Specialist
Location and Contract Details:
- Location: Onsite role located in a West Palm Beach metropolitan area with modern office amenities. Position is Fully Onsite. Local candidates encouraged to apply.
- Contract: Initial 1-year contract with potential extensions up to 3 years based on performance. Must work as w2 employee for Vaco.
Vaco is conducting a search on behalf of a well-established organization for a dynamic and detail-oriented professional to join their team as an Accounting Operations Specialist. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a high-performing finance team at a company known for its excellence in operational and financial practices. Specific client details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
About the Role:
As an Accounting Operations Specialist, you will focus on managing key financial processes to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Your responsibilities will include overseeing specific aspects of accounts reconciliation, engaging with internal and external stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, and contributing to the optimization of financial systems and controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and manage aging reports to address outstanding financial items.
- Collaborate with procurement, receiving, and accounts payable teams to enhance communication and efficiency.
- Investigate and resolve root causes of accounting discrepancies to maintain accurate records.
- Ensure vendors are paid promptly by addressing issues related to inventory discrepancies and system errors.
- Provide guidance on vendor payment processes and manage exceptions effectively.
- Conduct monthly and quarterly reviews of financial transactions to identify and resolve anomalies.
- Support system implementation projects, including testing and process documentation.
- Maintain compliance with relevant accounting standards and organizational policies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant accounting experience, with a strong understanding of accounts reconciliation and reporting processes.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in identifying and resolving discrepancies within financial systems.
- Familiarity with US GAAP and internal control principles is preferred.
Pay Rate:
$30–$43 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Why Join Us:
This is an opportunity to contribute to a team dedicated to financial integrity and continuous improvement. The position offers the chance to engage in meaningful work while further developing your skills in accounting and financial analysis.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Vaco is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.
If you are a driven accounting professional ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you. Apply today to take the next step in your career!
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.